Notice Board  

MATRADE Report : Malaysian Textile & Clothing Performance in 2006

Export Composition of Textiles and Clothing 

Exports

·        Exports of textiles and clothing registered a growth of 3 per cent to RM10.6 billion in 2006 from RM10.29 billion in 2005. This sub-sector accounted for 1.8 per cent of Malaysia’s exports of manufactured goods.

·        Within this sub-sector, textiles contributed 52.5 per cent to total exports, while apparels and clothing accessories accounted for 47.5 per cent.

·        The main export items under textiles were:

- textile yarn, valued at RM2.43 billion, with a 23 per cent share;

- woven fabrics of man-made textile materials, RM976.7 million, 9.2 %;

- pecial yarns & textile fabrics and related products, RM610.1 million, 5.8 per cent;

- woven cotton fabrics, RM500.5 million, 4.7 per cent;

- knitted and crocheted fabrics, RM401.9 million, 3.8 per cent.

·        Major exports of apparels and clothing accessories were:

-   textile apparel including knitted jerseys, pullovers, tee-shirts, over vests 

    and baby clothes, valued at RM1.58 billion, with 15 per cent share;

-   men’s clothing, not knitted or crocheted, RM904.3 million, 8.5 per cent;

-      women’s clothing, knitted and crocheted, RM761.9 million, 7.2 per cent.

·        The top five export destinations for textiles and clothing were the USA, Turkey, Japan, Singapore and the PRC.

·        Exports to the USA, which accounted for 27.6 per cent of Malaysia’s total exports of textiles and clothing,had registered a marginal decline of 0.2 per cent. This was due mainly to lower exports of textile yarn, man-made fibers and men’s clothing, knitted or crocheted.

·        Exports to Turkey increased by 3.9 per cent, accounting for 6.3 per cent share. Main export item was textile yarn, which increased by 85.2 per cent to RM662.7 million.

·        Markets that recorded significant export growth were:

-         Italy, valued at RM255.1 million, an increase of 16.2 per cent;

-         Spain, RM194.4 million, 42.9 per cent;

-         France, RM185.9 million, 17.7 per cent;

-         Mexico, RM154.9 million, 78.5 per cent;

·        As a source of imports in major markets, Malaysia’s position in:

-         The USA, 26^th largest supplier with a 0.8 per cent share;

-         Turkey, 8^th , 3.6 per cent;

-         Japan, 13^th , 0.5 per cent;

-         Singapore, 2^nd , 14 per cent;

-         The PRC, 14^th , 0.7 per cent.

Major Export Destinations for Textiles and Clothing                                   

  Imports

·        Total imports of textiles and clothing increased by 8.2 per cent to RM5.44 billion from RM5.03 billion in 2005, due largely to higher imports of textile yarn, valued at RM958.2 million.

·        The main composition of textiles and clothing imports were textile yarn, with a share of 17.6 per cent, woven fabrics of man-made textile materials(12.5 per cent) and knitted and crocheted fabrics (11.9 per cent).

·        In 2006, major sources of imports of textiles and clothing were:

-         the PRC, with a value of RM1.88 billion (34.5 per cent of total imports). Main import items were woven fabrics of man-made textile materials, with a share of 13.4 per cent, knitted or crocheted fabrics (13.4 per cent) and other textile apparels (11.4 per cent);

-         Taiwan, RM555.8 million, 10.2 per cent;

-         Indonesia, RM473.7 million, 8.7 per cent;

-         Thailand, RM418.2 million, 7.7 per cent;

-         Japan, RM332.7 million, 6.1 per cent